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By Matthew Russell | Thursday, September 15, 2016
UIX: Young tech engineers program the future in 2016 Atomic Games
Atomic Object is helping young minds experiment with new ideas and methods in the annual Atomic Games, where college students build artificially intelligent systems that can learn and master board games.
Today's most innovative minds aren't just solving the problems of tomorrow, they're teaching machines to learn to do it for them.
Such is the motivation for the entrants in this year's Atomic Games, the second annual artificial-intelligence-based competition hosted by Grand Rapids technology firm Atomic Object. Participants in the first Atomic Games created AI programs that competed with each other in one-on-one games of Othello. This year brings a new challenge and more players, according to AO software developer Jesse Hill.
Jesse Hill"We don't put any restrictions on what students build or what tools they use," Hill says. "We were actually kind of hoping that someone would go dark and build an AI that attacks the opponents' machine."
Short of being creatively deceptive, students also have the option of building a gaming robot the old-fashioned way: translating gameplay into a recognizable code and defining the best possible moves for the machine to learn and replicate accordingly.
Most local colleges are represented in this year's Atomic Games, which Hill says is essentially the first step in AO's interview process.
"It's not the only path to a job at Atomic, but it's a fun and low-pressure way to for us to get to know each other," Hill says. "We want to build stronger relationships with local Computer Science students and departments. It's great for them to meet professionals in their field and learn more about the career they're working towards, and it's great for us get our name out there and establish Atomic as a great place to start your career."
Other leaders at Atomic Object will assist as coaches, working with each student team throughout the competition. They're looking for signs of leadership, effective communication, respect, and technical skill, all key traits of Atoms.
"We watch for enthusiasm throughout the event, for teams that plan out their day realistically, and for students who continue to strive for progress under pressure," Hill says. "We're less concerned about the final results of the tournament than we are about these other areas. The tournament winners do walk away with a nice cash prize though."
The $500 prize is an attractive lure, but Hill emphasizes that the real value in the contest is showing students the advantages of working for a consultancy like Atomic Object. Along with the opportunity to learn new languages and platforms, working directly with clients adds business and project management skills to the roles of an Atom.
Reaching outside the walls of 1034 Wealthy St., AO has developed close relationships with local college departments. At Calvin College, Hill serves on the Strategic Partners Council, and the company contributes to scholarships for female students.
"We sent three or four teams to the games in 2015 and Hill later visited a session we had here on campus in which the student teams recounted their experiences," said Calvin Professor Keith VanderLinden. "The students enjoyed the challenge and, in particular, the chance to work in a production environment with professional project managers. Atomic Object has set the goal of helping to train the next generation project managers and our students have benefited from their efforts."
The agile software development techniques taught in Calvin's computer science labs come in handy to Atomic Games Participants. According to Calvin Professor Joel Adams, the games themselves reinforce the traits Calvin's computer science department imbues each student with, and the chance to experiment with the boundaries of technology is an obvious benefit.
After its initial novelty wore off in the 60s, Adams says, AI systems were discarded and nearly forgotten by everyone but science fiction writers. With massive caches of data now becoming more accessible, statistical machine learning has, too.
"Software systems like Apple's Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft's Cortana have all made great strides the past few years at understanding what people are saying, which requires a fair degree of intelligence," Adams says. "At Calvin, every CS student gets introduced to AI in our sophomore-level Algorithms course, and those who want to go further can do so in a junior-senior Artificial Intelligence elective course. The Atomic Games' focus on AI helps our students see that how challenging it can be to make a machine behave in an intelligent fashion, but also how doing so enables the machine to make better decisions more quickly."
Working with Women
Atomic Object is a corporate sponsor of Calvin's 50% Initiative, which seeks to improve the representation of women in computer science. According to Adams, there is a growing concern over the gender imbalance in the IT field, and with AO's help, the initiative has begun to see results.
"We are very pleased that Atomic Object is so forward-thinking and willing to support our female students this way," Adams says.
Morgan Oneka, treasurer of the Grand Valley State University Women In Computing club, worked as an intern for Atomic Object in 2015. Oneka says giving women the opportunity to participate in and see their field up close is important to developing a meaningful career, and AO's efforts have done much to address that. In March, AO hosted GVSU Women in Computing for a "Create Your Own Language" workshop, where Hill and a few other Atoms helped WIC members create their own programming language. Oneka says more workshops are planned for the future, including a few dates for the club's signature "Geek Girls on the Town" events, where club members, joined by women in other schools' computer science clubs, go out to lunch with female tech professionals from the area.
"Between the Atomic Games and the Create Your Own Language workshop, I think Atomic Object has really shown GVSU students like myself how creative the world of programming really is, which is something I think students need to break up the monotony of normal classwork," Oneka says.
Working Towards the Future
Hill says the process of onboarding new hires has been a recent focus of AO. If the company's recent move into a new ultramodern space across the street from the original HQ is any bellwether, AO is experiencing a time of growth, and new Atoms are needed to build on that momentum.
"As Atomic has grown, it's becoming more of a challenge for new folks to learn the history, culture, and build relationships within the company," Hill says. "I've really enjoyed working with our leadership to refactor our onboarding process and we've seen very positive results from our new approach. We're focused on onboarding as a process now rather than an event, and we stress the importance of helping new hires build relationships with our leadership and get socially connected within the company."
As the Atomic Games commence, Hill and the rest of the AO coaches and mentors are hoping to see some enthusiastic competition bring out the best in the participants. That zeal could land them a pretty amazing job. It did for Hill.
"I really love spending time with young developers who are just starting their careers - they bring so much energy and enthusiasm to work each day," he says. "I also love working in a role that's focused on teaching and mentoring - the opportunity for continual learning was a big part of what drew me to a career in software."
For more about Atomic Object and the Atomic Games, visit https://atomicobject.com/
Urban Innovation Exchange highlights the people and projects transforming West Michigan through sustainable efforts. Matthew Russell is the editor for UIX Grand Rapids. Contact him at [email protected].
Portrait of Jesse Hill by Steph Harding, other photography courtesy of Atomic Object
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Highgate School and Spurs partner on a new sixth-form school to open in 2017
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Tottenham Hotspur football club and independent Highgate School are to open a new sixth form free school in the heart of Tottenham, the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, in 2017.
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET) will open as a state-funded sixth form in September 2017, welcoming A-level students into year 12 and following the model of the highly successful first London Academy of Excellence in Stratford. The proposed new school in Tottenham intends to adopt similar admissions arrangements to LAE Stratford, prioritising local students most likely to benefit from an academically-rigorous curriculum, and those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.
Highgate School, the co-educational independent day school for pupils aged three to 18, will be principal education sponsor of LAET and recruit and deploy the full-time equivalent of five members of the total teaching staff, as well as providing wider administrative, pastoral and management support. Tottenham Hotspur will be the principal business sponsor, providing financial support, as well as the school premises and facilities management. LAET will have its own governing body and executive and will shortly be recruiting its Head.
LAET will be based in the premises currently occupied by Tottenham University Technical College, whose governors have elected to enhance their educational offering to the LAE 16–19 model. The proposals for LAET have been drawn up with Haringey Council and the DfE.
Adam Pettitt, Head of Highgate School, said: "Although Highgate School is situated in an affluent area of London, some of the least affluent and most challenged parts of the whole city are on our doorstep. With LAET, we want to enable bright, local children, especially those with disadvantaged backgrounds, to access a high-calibre academic education and first-rate preparation for university and employment.
"We want to create opportunity at the heart of Tottenham, in what is the most stunning educational building. This kind of collaboration is our way of being both a charity, which fundamentally we are, whilst remaining true to our educational ethos".
For the last ten years, Highgate has worked with a wide range of state primary and secondary schools across north and east London, including LAE Stratford, which opened under the leadership of a Highgate teacher, Robert Wilne.
Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club added: "What has become evident to us is both the thirst for teaching at the highest level and a real need to retain the brightest schoolchildren in Tottenham. The LAE model represents an outstanding opportunity to provide an aspirational educational offering in one of the poorest parts of Britain, supported by a leading public school. We are working hard to bring about the regeneration of this area of North Tottenham and this is another, exciting step forward".
A four-week statutory consultation process will begin on 18th May 2016 to consult on the changes, including on the proposed curriculum and admissions arrangements for the school. This will include surveying young people across Tottenham about what academic subjects they would wish to see offered. The proposed admissions arrangements will be modelled on those in place at LAE Stratford and will be based on identifying strong academic performance and potential, with priority going to young people from the immediate local area, and those at socio-economic disadvantage. A minimum of 50% of places are offered to local pupils at LAE Stratford and a similar percentage is envisaged for Tottenham.
Claire Kober, Leader of Haringey Council, said: "The proposal for a London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham to open next year is excellent news. The school would give more young people from the area access to world class 16-19 education. This is yet another significant step in our ambition to ensure that young people in Tottenham have access to the same level of opportunity as any of their peers in London."
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Aimed at hand-holding and assisting other Startups in their infancy stage, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has incubated a startup whose primary objective is to help other start-ups.
A brainchild of Professor Thillai Rajan of the Department of Management Studies, IIT-M, the start-up named as YNOS Venture Engine CC (Catalyse & Create) Pvt Ltd, works to enhance the success of early stage startups using Machine Learning and Data Sciences tools and techniques.
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Susanne Wuest stars in the Austrian horror film Goodnight, Mommy (Image © RADiUS).
Twin boys play alone in a cornfield in a farm in a foreign land. They're about eight or so, and seemingly quite content. Eventually, their mother arrives at home. She has bandages around her head and face. It's the result of an unexplained "operation". She's withdrawn in her bedroom nearly all day and night, and when she does venture out into the rest of the house, she's cold to her sons, visibly angry, even violent. She won't speak to her son Lukas, and will only speak sparingly to her other son, Elias. And she says they know why. Soon Lukas and Elias decide that this woman is not their mother at all, but some sort of imposter wrapped in bandages.
It's all very, very strange. Austrian filmmakers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz have come up with a winner, here. The atmosphere is creepy and unnerving throughout, and the casting of the boys is excellent. Finding a great child actor is difficult. Finding twin great child actors in a country as small as Austria must be nearly impossible. Fiala and Franz pull it off, though, for the most part. There are times when a stronger emotional reaction to the events on the screen from one of both of the boys would've been called for, but instead we often get them reacting stone-faced, probably because the directors wisely knew the boys couldn't pull off the heavy emoting. The "less is more" approach works well, though, particularly with child actors.
The trailers and the marketing are calling this a horror film, and while there are certainly scary moments, it's more like a film that is deeply upsetting than actually scary. And be warned, not for the faint of heart. There are some truly gruesome bits of violence in the final act. No, we're not talking Hostel or Saw-level of violence, here. It's much less over-the-top than that, which makes it all the more plausible and difficult to watch. There were plenty of laced-fingers over the eyes in my theatre, including my own. There's also a shocking twist in the end, the some reviewers have complained was too obvious, but I was completely caught unaware, and I must confess, in tears a bit.
But what makes this movie truly special is not the gruesome violence, not the twist, and not the acting. It's that the movie has a true heart. We're meant very much to care about these boys in a way that most horror movies are unconcerned with regarding their characters. That's an absolute rarity in horror, and a true surprise. It's worth a viewing for sure. Just remember there's nothing shameful about watching through laced fingers.


Plugin developers seem to have their own ideas of numbering releases and often introduce functionality changes into mostly-bug-fixing ones. This makes it harder to judge whether an update should be applied or bypassed.
N.0.0 should be used for major releases or significant code overhauls. Specifically, this should apply to anything requiring other components (themes, addon plugins) to be adjusted.
N.M.0 should be used for minor changes to the way the plugin functions. This can be the addition of actions and filters, changes to plugin admin screens and functional additions that do not change anything already being used.
N.M.X should be used for bug fixes and security updates only. It should be a no-brainer to apply them, because they are most likely to make things better without breaking anything.
It's unlikely that the plugin directory can prevent developers from doing the wrong thing, but it should at least guide them, and perhaps require an x.y.z version format and automatically label that version as a major, minor or fix to guide users as well.
I've never submitted a plugin, so this clearly needs clarification, but as someone who manages WordPress websites, a good version scheme will help me a great deal. It should also help plugin developers streamline their releases.
While we encourage the use of semantic versioning by plugins, we don't enforce it. Plugin authors and other projects are free to use the versioning system that they find works best for them.
I know that's the case now, but in the spirit of Tide, maybe it's also time to improve how plugins are served and documented?


Messrs. Myron Scott and Silas Blake Axtell, both of New York City, for petitioner .
Petitioner, a seaman, brought suit in admiralty to recover damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. 688, and maintenance, cure and wages under maritime law. The issue of negligence was decided against him by both courts below and the claim is abandoned here. Petition for certiorari to review other issues was granted. 335 U.S. 869 .
The facts which occasion maintenance and cure for this seaman are not in dispute. The claimant, 22 years of age and in good health, was a member of the Merchant Marine. He was in the service of the S.S. James E. Haviland, a merchant vessel owned and operated by the United States as a cargo and troopship. On February 5, 1944, she was docked at Palermo, Sicily, and Farrell was granted shore leave which required his return to the ship by 6 p.m. of the same day. He overstayed his leave and about eight o'clock began, in rain and darkness, to make his way to the ship. He became lost and was misdirected to the wrong gate, by which he entered the shore-front area about a mile from where the ship lay moored. The area generally was blacked out but petitioner's companion, forty or fifty feet away, saw him fall over a guard chain into a drydock which was lighted sufficiently for night work then in progress. Farrell was grievously injured.
He was treated without expense to himself in various government hospitals until June 30, 1944, when he was [336 U.S. 511 , 513] discharged at Norfolk, Virginia, as completely disabled. He is totally and permanently blind and suffers post-traumatic convulsions which probably will become more freq ent and are without possibility of further cure. From time to time he will require some medical care to ease attacks of headaches and epilepic convulsions. The court below concluded that the duty of a shipowner to furnish maintenance and cure does not extend beyond the time when the maximum cure possible has been effected. Petitioner contends that he is entitled to maintenance as long as he is disabled, which in this case is for life.
We need not elaborate upon the meanings or weight to be given to these medieval pronouncements of maritime law. As they show, they were written when pirates were not operatic characters but were real-life perils of the sea. When they bore down on a ship, all was lost unless the seaman would hazard life and limb in desperate defense. If they saved the ship and cargo, it was something in the nature of salvage and for their sacrifice in the effort a contribution on principles of average may have been justly due. Perhaps more than humanitarian considerations, inducement to stand by the ship generated the doctrine that saving the ship and her cargo from pirates entitles the seaman to lifelong maintenance if he is disabled in the struggle.
But construe the old-time law with what liberality we will, it cannot be made to cover the facts of this case. This ship was not beset but was snug at berth in a harbor that had capitulated to the United States and her allied forces six months before. No sea rovers, pirates or corsairs appeared to have menaced her. It is true that the ship was engaged in warlike operations and was a legitimate target for enemy aircraft or naval vessels, which made her service a war risk, but at that time and place no enemy attack was in progress or imminent. Even if we pass all this and assume the ship always to have been in potential danger and in need of defense, this seaman at the time of his injury had taken leave of her and he is in no position to claim that he was a sacrifice to her salvation. Far from helping to man the ship at the moment, he was unable to find her; he was lost ashore and not able adequately to take care of himself. However patriotic his motive in enlisting in the service and [336 U.S. 511 , 515] however ready he may have been to risk himself for his country, we can find no rational basis for awarding lifetime maintenance against the ship on the theory that he was wounded or maimed while defending her against enemies.
It is claimed that when the Court reserved or disclaimed any judgment as to cases where the incapacity is caused 'by the employment' or 'by the seaman's service' it recognized or created such cases as a separate class for a different measure of maintenance and cure. We think no such distinction exists or was premised in the Calmar case. In Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 318 U.S. 724 , 932, the Court pointed out that logically and historically the duty of maintenance and cure derives from [336 U.S. 511 , 516] a seaman's dependence on his ship, not from his individual deserts, and arises from his disability, not from anyone's fault. We there refused to look to the personal nature of the seaman's activity at the moment of injury to determine his right to award. Aside from gross misconduct or insubordination, what the seaman is doing and why the how he sustains injury does not affect his right to maintenance and cure, however decisive it may be as to claims for indemnity or for damages for negligence. He must, of course, at the time be 'in the service of the ship,' by which is meant that he must be generally answerable to its call to duty rather than actually in performance of routine tasks or specific orders.
It has been the merit of the seaman's right to maintenance and cure that it is go inclusive as to be relatively simple, and can be understood and administered without technical considerations. It has few exceptions or conditions to stir contentions, cause delays, and invite litigation. The seaman could forfeit the right only be conduct, whose wrongful quality even simple men of the calling would recognize-insubordination, disobedience to orders, and gross misconduct. On the other hand, the Master knew he must maintain and care for even the erring and careless seaman, much as a parent would a child. For any purpose to introduce a graduation of rights and duties based on some relative proximity of the activity at time of injury to the 'employment' or the 'service of the ship,' would alter the basis and be out of harmony with the spirit and function of the doctrine and would open the door to the litigiousness which has made the landman's remedy so often a promise to the ear to be broken to the hope.
Nor is it at all clear to us what this particular litigant could gain from introduction of the distinction for which contention is made. It we should concede that larger [336 U.S. 511 , 517] measure of maintenance is due those whose injury is caused by the nature of their employment, it would seem farfetched to hold it applicable here. Claimant was disobedient to his orders and for his personal purposes overstayed his shore leave. His fall into a drydock that was sufficiently lighted for workmen to be carrying on repairs to a ship therein was due to no negligence but his own. These matters have not been invoked to forfeit or reduce his usual seaman's right, but it is difficult to see how such circumstances would warrant enlargement of it. We hold that he is entitled to the usual measure of maintenance and cure at the ship's expense, no less and no more, and turn to ascertainment of its bounds.
While enactment of this general rule by Congress would seem controlling, it is not amiss to point out that the limitation thus imposed was in accordance with the understanding of those familiar with the laws of the sea and sympathetic with the seaman's problems.
The Department of Labor issued a summary of the Convention containing the following on this subject: 'The shipowner is required to furnish medical care and [336 U.S. 511 , 518] maintenance, including board and lodging, until the disabled person has been cured or the disability has been declared permanent.' Robinson, Admiralty, p. 300.
Maintenance and cure is not the only recourse of the injured seaman. In an appropriate case he may obtain indemnity or compensation for injury due to negligence or unseaworthiness and may recover, by trial before court and jury, damages for partial or total disability. But maintenance and cure is more certain if more limited in its benefits. It does not hold a ship to permanent liability for a pension, neither does it give a lump- sum payment to offset disability based on some conception of expectancy of life. Indeed the custom of providing maintenance and cure in kind and concurrently with its need has had the advantage of removing its benefits from danger of being wasted by the proverbial improvidence of its beneficiaries. The Government does not contend that if Farrell receives future treatment of a curative nature he may not recover in a new proceeding the amount expended for such treatment and for maintenance while receiving it.
The need of this seaman for permanent help is great and his plight most unfortunate. But as the evidence has afforded no basis for supplying that need by finding negligence, neither does the case afford a basis for distortion of the doctrine of maintenance and cure. This seaman was in the service of the United States and extraordinary measures of relief while not impossible are not properly addressed to the courts.
The two courts below have held the petitioner entitled to wages until the completion of the voyage at the port [336 U.S. 511 , 520] of New York on March 28, 1944. The petitioner contends that he has a right to wages for twelve months from December 16, 1943, the date he joined the vessel. The articles of the Haviland, signed by petitioner, were on a printed form which left a vacant space subject to the following footnote: 'Here the nature of the voyage is to be described and the places named at which the ship is to touch; or if that cannot be done, the general nature and probable length of the voyage is to be stated, and the port or country at which the voyage is to terminate.' The Haviland's articles, for security reasons during the war, did not describe the voyage in such terms but provided, 'from the port of Philadelphia, to a point in the Atlantic Ocean to the eastward of Philadelphia and thence to such ports and places in any part of the world as the Master may direct or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or any department, commission or agency thereof * * * and back to a final port of discharge in the United States, for a term of time not exceeding 12 (twelve) calendar months.' It is not questioned that the general custom in ships, other than the coastwise trade, is to sign on for a voyage rather than for a fixed period. But it is contended that the last clause of this contract obligated the petitioner to serve for twelve calendar months, irrespective of the termination of the voyage, and therefore gave him the right to wages for a similar period. The contract is not an uncommon form and complied with war- time requirements as to voyage contracts. 5 We think, in the light of the custom of the industry and the condition of the times, there is nothing ambiguous about it and that it obligated the petitioner only for the voyage on which the ship was engaged when he signed on and that, when it terminated at a port of [336 U.S. 511 , 521] discharge in the United States, he could not have been required to reimbark for a second voyage. The twelve-month period appears as a limitation upon the duration of the voyage and not as a stated period of employment. We think the court below made no error in determining the wages.
For the reasons set forth, the judgment is affirmed.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice MURPHY and Mr. Justice RUTLEDGE concur, dissenting.
I. Wages.-The articles bound Farrell to a voyage on the vessel which was en route to 'a point in the Atlantic Ocean to the Eastward of Philadelphia and thence to such ports and places in any part of the world as the Master may direct or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or any department, commission or agency thereof * * * and back to a final port of discharge in the United States, for a term of time not exceeding 12 (twelve) calendar months.' If this were a coastwise voyage, there would be little question that Farrell could recover his wages for the entire twelve-month period. See Enochasson v. Freeport Sulphur Co., D.C., 7 F.2d 674, 675; Jones v. Waterman S.S. Corp., 3 Cir., 155 F.2d 992, 996. I agree with Judge Kirkpatrick that the principle of those cases is likewise applicable to foreign voyages. Shields v. United States, D.C., 73 F.Supp. 862 866. Any difference is not apparent. In each the seaman binds himself for the period. The obligation to pay wages should be cotermious with that responsibility. Enochasson v. Freeport Sulphur Co., supra. The number of voyages made is therefore immaterial. It is the extent of the voyage that could be demanded that is controlling. [336 U.S. 511 , 522] II. Maintenance and Cure.-Calmar S.S. Corp. v. Taylor, 303 U.S. 525 , involved maintenance and cure1 for an incurable disease which manifested itself during the seaman's employment but was not caused by it. The Court held that the shipowner's liability ended when the seaman was cured as far as possible, reserving the question whether a different rule would apply if the incapacity arose from the employment. 303 U.S. at page 530, 58 S.Ct. at page 654. The question reserved is now presented, for an injury received on returning to a ship from shore leave is plainly incurred in the service. Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 318 U.S. 724 ; Reed v. Canfield, Fed.Cas.No. 11,641. Justice Story was of the view that the ship remained liable until the cure was completed. Reed v. Canfield, supra. That was in 1832. Intervening decisions in the lower courts qualified that view. It was held that the right to maintenance and cure extended to a reasonable time beyond the end of the voyage. 2 The problem of what was a reasonable time remained. The test adopted by the Court is that it extends through the period when the maximum cure within the reach of medical science has been achieved.
But that test is not sufficiently discriminating.
Even though a maximum cure has been effected, two entirely different states of being may result when the injured man is left totally disabled.
(1) He may be totally disabled but no longer in need of medical aid to care for the condition created by the injury nor without means of providing maintenance. That is not the present case, at least so far as medical care is concerned. And we need not determine what rights to maintenance and cure one so situated has. [336 U.S. 511 , 523] (2) One injured in the service of a ship may not only be permanently disabled after reaching the point of maximum cure. He may also be in need of future medical aid to sustain that condition and be without means of maintenance. These needs may extend to end of life. That is the present case, at least so far as medical care is concerned. 3 In this situation payments to give continuing needed care of wounds have been allowed, even though a maximum cure has been effected. The Josephine & Mary, 1 Cir., 120 F.2d 459, 462, 464. Cf. Saunders v. Luckenbach Co., D.C., 262 F. 845, 847.
In the present case an award for maintenance and cure to cover a six- month period after discharge from the hospital was allowed. Nevertheless even though Farrell's expenses of care may be continuing, the district court judge refused any further award. I do not believe that these future expenses should be any less a charge on the ship than past ex enses. To conclude as the Court now does that they are not is to ignore in part the salutary policy supporting the doctrine of maintenance and cure.
Maintenance and cure is an ancient doctrine. It reflects in part the concern which the state has had from an early date in a poor and improvident class of workers. See Mr. Justice Story in Harden v. Gordon, Fed.Cas.No.6,047. It also recognizes the imperative necessity of the nation to maintain in peace and war a merchant marine. [336 U.S. 511 , 524] If men are to go down to the sea in ships and face the perils of the ocean, those who employ them must be solicitous of their welfare. Maintenance and cure is an inducement on the part of masters and owners to be solicitous of the health, safety, and welfare of seamen while they are in the service. It gives a decree of security, though injury or sickness be incurred. It gives service in the merchant marine a dignity equal to the important function it performs. It reflects 'the great public policy of preserving this important class of citizens for the commercial service and maritime time defence of the nation.' Id., Fed.Cas.No.6,047.
[ Footnote 1 ] Hearings before the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 76th Cong., 1st Sess., on H.R.6726 and H.R.6881, p. 83.
[ Footnote 2 ] Id., p. 131.
[ Footnote 3 ] See, for example, The Wensleydale, D.C., 41 F. 829; The Bouker No. 2, 2 Cir., 241 F. 831; Skolar v. Lehigh Valley R. Co., 2 Cir., 60 F.2d 893; The Point Fermin, 5 Cir., 70 F.2d 602.
[ Footnote 4 ] See, for example, Lindgren v. Shephard S.S. Co., 2 Cir., 108 F.2d 806; The Josephine & Mary, 1 Cir., 120 F.2d 459; Luksich v. Misetich, 9 Cir., 140 F.2d 812.
[ Footnote 5 ] 7 F.R. 2477.
[ Footnote 1 ] Maintenance includes food and lodging; and cure means care. The Bouker No. 2, 2 Cir., 241 F. 831, 835.
[ Footnote 2 ] The Bouker No. 2, supra; The Mars, 3 Cir., 149 F. 729; The Eastern Dawn, D.C., 25 F.2d 322; The Troy, D.C., 121 F. 901; Geistlinger v. International Mercantile Marine Co., D.C., 295 F. 176.


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GottaTinkle! is the most versatile female urination device on the market. It is incredibly easy to use. It can be shared unlike the funnel devices as it does not requiring cleaning between uses. It can be used in any location as the pee is collected in the disposable baggie. And, it is perfect for women and children of any age.


THE BIG CHILL have announced they are to end their most successful year to date with a four day long mini-festival in December.
The Winter Festival 2000 kicks off on Thursday December 7th with a performance from erstwhile Jedi Knights and Global Communications man Tom Middleton and his 'Electro-acoustic Ensemble', together with a 40-piece choir. They will be performing choral versions of tracks including 'Ob Selon Mi Nos' and '12.18' from Global Communications' seminal ambient longplayer '76.14'.
The festival continues on the Friday and Saturday night with two consecutive nights at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane in the East End. Blue States and Big Chill founder Pete Lawrence are amongst the DJs. The festival then concludes on Sunday December 10th at the 291 Gallery in Hackney, with an event that combines films in one room, with chill-out DJs in the other. The final day runs 4pm-10.30pm.
Other Big Chill events this year have included the recent week-long event on the Greek island of Naxos, as well as the much celebrated Enchanted Garden event in Wiltshire at the beginning of August.


The Trump administration's rollback of coal plant regulations last week has renewed hopes for those in the industry that some plants might stay open a little longer. The share of coal in the country's energy mix has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Even in the state that produces the most coal, there is concern that this latest lifeline is not going to be enough to turn this around. From Wyoming Public Radio, Cooper McKim reports.
COOPER MCKIM, BYLINE: In Gillette, Wyo., on a bright, cloudless day, huge open-pit mines dot the perimeter of a coal-fired power plant, the Dry Fork Station. Inside, turbines are producing electricity from pulverized coal mined a mile south. It's feeding electricity to the entire Western grid right now.
TOM STALCUP: California, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico west to the ocean.
MCKIM: That's Tom Stalcup, the plant manager here. He says the sun can stop shining, wind blowing. But coal, he says, is reliable.
STALCUP: Coal-fired power plants are a necessity to keep the system stable - the electricity grid stable in America.
MCKIM: Stalcup believes the Obama-era Clean Power Plan could have put that at risk. It aimed to cut carbon emissions by shifting away from coal to renewables. That would've been a big blow to Wyoming where the coal industry produces nearly a quarter of the state's income.
STALCUP: We're hoping, you know, this new plan under the Trump administration will relax that a little bit.
MCKIM: The new proposal, called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, would give states more power to regulate carbon emissions. It doesn't set any cap for reducing them. It simply suggests how individual plants could become more efficient.
STALCUP: You know, it'll keep some of the plants on. I don't know if it'll keep all of them on. But, yeah, I think it'll have an impact on which plants close and which plants stay running.
MCKIM: University of Wyoming economist Rob Godby is not so sure. He says the real problem for coal is economic. It's just too expensive compared to other forms of energy.
ROB GODBY: Coal-fired power plants have to compete directly with natural gas plants and renewables where they're already losing, and this plan really isn't going to affect that.
MCKIM: Godby says, sure, it's possible some plants could stay open longer. The proposal would allow coal plants to make minor emissions control changes without having to do a full bank-breaking environmental upgrade.
GODBY: It maybe creates a little bit more of an incentive to invest in some coal-fired power plants to keep them open a little longer than they might have been otherwise, but that is a very small number.
MCKIM: According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, utilities plan to close about three dozen coal units by 2020. And many say they don't expect that to change despite the new proposal. Cloud Peak Energy, the country's third largest coal producer, welcomes the rollback. But spokesman Rick Curtsinger says more could still be done to protect coal. He says the company would even like to see Congress step in.
RICK CURTSINGER: And develop comprehensive and cohesive energy legislation that gives long-term certainty to utilities to make the 20 and 30-year investments necessary for lasting affordable and reliable electricity.
MCKIM: Back at the Dry Fork Station, Gillette Mayor Louise Carter-King says the administration's Affordable Clean Energy Rule is really just a short-term boost, plus everything could change again after the next presidential election.
LOUISE CARTER-KING: You know, there's always that thought. You just don't know what the next administration will do. That uncertainty is tough on people and the industry.
MCKIM: Utilities are mindful of that, too, which is another reason why the Trump administration's latest effort to help coal may not change much. For NPR News, I'm Cooper McKim.
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Apple GymKit Makes Sure You Get Your Most Accurate Workout Stats Ever and It's Now in the Middle East!
How Does Apple GymKit Work?
12 April, 2018 by Leah Simpson
Let's face it, your typical gym equipment isn't great at recording personal stats like how many calories you've burned. In my experience (and I'm sure yours too), the machines never quite match up to the details my fitness device shows and I don't know about you but I'm trusting the data that comes directly from my body.
But Apple GymKit completely revolutionizes the way we track our fitness progress and today it finally launches in the Middle East. Previously launching in the likes of the US, UK, China and Australia, the technology giant has teamed up with Technogym (which is basically everywhere, thank goodness) as well as Life Fitness, Matrix, and Star Trac. Together make up about 80 percent of the market (basically, you're all set), and are able to use both the information from the machine and your Apple Watch for the perfect calculation. While we wait for the updated equipment to be phased in and for the rest of the brands to jump on board, here's why you're gonna want to change your gym membership if they don't get with the program ASAP.
First of all it cuts out the annoying and often distracting process of having to constantly look at your wrist for an update on how you're doing. Because your watch is synched up with the treadmill, for example, the display screen gives an accurate reading when your heart rate increases due to you raising the incline. While entering your weight and age can approximately give the machine an idea, your Apple Watch knows much more about you, like your height and gender, which are super important factors when it comes to calorie burning. I wouldn't trust a machine that judged my stats in the same way they would for a man who was way taller or shorter but weighed the same as me.
It's not only Apple Watch that's benefiting the gym machines, they're boosting the power of your watch too. Prior to Gymkit, the Apple Watch could only accurately measure a change in gradient when you're outside pounding the pavement as opposed to on a treadmill and changing the incline. Additionally, a stair machine wouldn't add to your step count as it's a fixed step and measures descent rate, you'd have to at least run rings around the mall a few times to close your activity ring. Now it can.
It's so easy to connect too; all you have to do is select the "Connect to Apple Watch" icon on the machine and hold your watch over the NFC (near field communication) icon as you would when using Apple Pay. Then press connect on the watch and you're ready to go. Using Bluetooth Low Energy (hooray for not draining our batteries!) it constantly updates throughout your exercise session and the best part is, it's even got you covered when your forget to start a workout. Seriously, I tried it at an Apple briefing in Dubai with Jay Blahnik, their Senior Director of Fitness and Health Technologies, and once the workout did start recording on the device, it soon updated with the previous calories burned on the treadmill. It was also cool to see the machine shows active calories and total calories (including the calories burned when you're not necessarily working out) so there's big inspiration for you to extend your workout if you haven't hit the day's goal. Or call it quits if you've totally smashed it, of course.
It really is a like a best buddy and follows your every move; if you pause the machine, the watch pauses and it knows you more than you probably know yourself. For example, using data like your heart rate when doing certain activities, as your fitness increases over time it adjusts calculations so it accurately records results. Even if someone has the same measurements as the person next to them, the less fit one could burn more calories than the fitter person. It all depends on a personal fitness index so this technology is brilliant.
Some gyms can quite easily update the technology on existing machines but others may have to do a complete upgrade of machinery. For now, Apple's leading partner, Technogym, has the technology available in Address Hotels Fitness Centers but plans to branch out to Talise Fitness and Gold's Gyms soon. I'll definitely be putting pressure on my gym to get involved!
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FAQ: Our program
How can I place a young man at Westview?
You can request an application by visiting our Place a young man page or by calling our intake counselor at (580) 688-9281.
How long does the application process take?
This varies from case to case, depending on how long it takes to gather the needed information. The usual application process takes about three weeks. It may take longer if a psychological assessment has not been completed within the last six months.
How long do young men stay at Westview?
Young men can stay at Westview until graduation from high school; the shortest length of stay we encourage is one year. Depending on individual needs, some stay until they graduate from high school.
Are all the houses in one central location?
No, our campus is spread throughout Harmon County. To learn more about this go to Our Campus page.
How big are the Houses?
Since each home is designed to care for six to eight boys, they are quite large, yet vary in size.
Mitchell House — 5,000 Square Feet
Molloy House — 3,500 Square Feet
Overstreet House — 4,800 Square Feet
Park House — 4,600 Square Feet
Saunders House — Just Under 5,000 Square Feet
Sweetwater House — 4,800 Square Feet
Do staff members live in the cottages?
Yes, the cottages are their "home" and they are empowered by Westview guidelines to lead it they would their own home.
Do you use corporal punishment?
No. We reinforce positive behavior and allow negative behaviors to result in related consequences. To learn more about this, visit Program page and the related pages.
What kinds of problems do you treat?
Westview has licensed counselors on staff, but it is not a "Treatment Facility." We commonly work with youth who have problems with school, authority, self-discipline, and other typical problems. We believe in the healing power of a trauma-sensitive, structured family setting accompanied by professional counseling.
Can young men at Westview have money of their own?
Yes. In fact, we encourage them to earn money by working on special projects on our campus. While we do not pay them for doing chores around their house, they can earn money by working to improve things on the campus away from their immediate home. Young men who are old enough and have shown themselves to be responsible may also have a job in town.
Where do residents attend school?
Our students attend school in the Hollis Public School district. To learn more about this, visit our Education page.
Can young men have jobs in town?
Yes, if they are old enough and have earned that level of trust.
Are residents allowed contact with family members and friends?
Yes. However, during the first 30 days of a young man's stay at Westview that contact is limited to letters. After 30 days, they are allowed to receive phone calls or make collect calls to family members. The number of calls per month may be limited. We do allow visits to occur as well.
Do residents ever get to go home during their stay at Westview?
Yes. At the end of December for the holidays and in early August, most young men are allowed to go home. They may also earn the privilege of going home for some time at Thanksgiving and Spring Break as well.
Does Westview have a dress code?
Yes, but we allow the boys freedom to choose their clothing as well. We give them guidelines. For example, they are not to wear clothing that advertises tobacco or alcohol products but they may choose for themselves clothing allowed within the guidelines. Our young men do not wear uniforms that would identify them as being in residence at Westview.
We want to help. If you have questions that this site doesn't answer, either contact us with an e-mail sent to aowenswbh@gmail.com or call (580) 688-9281.
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Samsung Z2 Launched in India: Price, Specifications, and More
Samsung on Tuesday launched the Z2 Tizen-powered smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 4,590. The smartphone will be available in Black, Wine Red, and Gold colour variants from Monday via Paytm and Samsung's offline retail stores.
The South Korean consumer electronics giant claims that the Samsung Z2 has been built from scratch by its R&D team in Bengaluru. The smartphone is the first 4G LTE smartphone from Samsung that runs Tizen OS. It comes with support for LTE Cat.4 with downloads up to 150Mbps, and uploads up to 50Mbps. It also features VoLTE support and HD voice calling.
Notably, Samsung Z2 customers can avail the Jio Preview Offer, with a SIM that will provide access to Reliance Jio services like Jio Beats, Jio On Demand, and more, free for 90 days with unlimited data, calling, and more.
Coming back to the Tizen OS, the company has worked on some India-specific features. It bears support for 12 Indian regional languages, and, Samsung has also launched a My Money Transfer app alongside, which will come preloaded on the smartphone and enable users to transfer up to Rs. 5,000 without Internet service. No other details of the service were shared at this point.
Samsung says the latest version of Tizen OS enables users to unlock their phones using gesture unlock, and they can swipe upwards to switch between apps. Users can also pin up to apps that stay on the screen even as they scroll through their list of apps. Tizen OS also comes Smart Tutor app with a personal assistant and smart tutor will help first-time smartphone users come on board. It also has the Samsung Ultra Data Saving Mode that claims to save up to 40 percent data. The recently introduced S-bike mode is featured as well.
As for the specifications, the Samsung Z2 sport a 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display, and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a VGA (0.3-megapixel) front camera. It bears 8GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB).
The Samsung Z2 is powered by a 1500mAh battery, and Samsung says this can deliver up to 8 hour of 4G browsing. The smartphone also features OTG support.
The Z2, despite its name, is in fact the third smartphone in the Samsung Z series of Tizen smartphones. The first Tizen smartphone, the Samsung Z1, was launched in India in January last year. In October, the company then launched the Samsung Z3.
According to Samsung, there are 550 million feature phone users in India right now, with an additional 10 million feature phones sold every month. Samsung is hoping the Z2 will entice these users to upgrade to their first smartphone.
Samsung claims that only 4 percent of sub-Rs. 5,000 devices sold in India today are 4G, compared to 80 percent of all smartphones. The Samsung Z2 aims to fill this gap. The company also claimed a 55 percent share of the Indian 4G smartphone market.
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Princess Beatrice's Fiancé Was Still Living With His Ex-Lover When He Began Romance With Royal, Source Says
Michelle Kapusta
Following the announcement last year that she was engaged, Princess Beatrice's name has been in the headlines a lot. A few months after she shared the happy news her father, Prince Andrew, went on TV and gave a disastrous interview about his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
News about Beatrice's fiancé, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, also made the rounds as it was reported that he was living with another woman when he and the princess got together. Read on to find out more about that and the claim that Beatrice wishes Mozzi and his ex weren't so close.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice | Ricky Vigil M/GC Images
Their engagement announcement
The palace shared a post on September 26, 2019, that Princess Beatrice was engaged to be married to Mozzi.
The pair then released a statement that read, "We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement. We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can't wait to be married. We share so many similar interests and values, and we know this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness."
Many royal fans, of course, wanted to find out more about the man who would be joining Britain's most famous family and learned that he is a property developer who has a young son and was engaged to someone else before Beatrice.
The Duke and Duchess of York are delighted to announce the engagement of Princess Beatrice to Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Her Royal Highness and Mr Mapelli Mozzi became engaged in Italy earlier this month. The wedding will take place in 2020. This photograph was taken by Princess Eugenie in Italy. Princess Beatrice and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi said; "We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement. We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and can't wait to be married." For more click the link in our bio. © Princess Eugenie
A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) on Sep 26, 2019 at 3:13am PDT
Mozzi was sharing a home with son's mother when he started seeing Beatrice
Mozzi was previously engaged to a woman named Dara Huang and they have one son together.
A source close to the property tycoon previously told the Daily Mail that he and Huang were still living under the same roof when Mozzi began dating the princess.
"Edo and Dara were engaged for three-and-a-half years. He met Beatrice years ago when they were children, but he met her again at the wedding of Eugenie," the insider said. "Even after the romance began he continued to live at the family home with Dara and their child."
When that same source was asked if Mozzi cheated on Huang with Beatrice they said, "The timing pretty much says it all."
Princess Beatrice wishes there was 'more distance' between Mozzi and Huang
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Princess Beatrice | UK Press Pool/UK Press via Getty Images
Those reports are not new, however, the news that Beatrice may not be totally OK with how close Mozzi and Huang still are today is. A report from the Mail on Sunday (via The Express) claimed that the princess wishes there was "more distance" between Mozzi and his son's mother.
"Having initially been very cool about their friendship, Bea would rather there was a little more distance between Dara and Edo after all. Edo may disagree, but Dara personally believes they would still be together if not for Bea," the publication claimed.
Despite the reports, Huang has never commented on the timing of her breakup with Mozzi and after his engagement to the royal was announced said, "I wish the best for Edo and Beatrice and look forward to uniting our families."
Beatrice and Mozzi's wedding was set to take place on May 29, 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
RELATED: Are Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice Treated Unfairly By Other Royals Because of Prince Andrew?


Vanessa Judelman is President of Mosaic People Development, consultant and a leadership expert. Through her HR background and business practice, Vanessa has developed a solid reputation for knowing what it takes to inspire great results in the new world of work. Her personal leadership experience allows her to intimately understand what leaders struggle with and the difficulties they encounter every day. She knows that leadership can be rewarding and understands that it can also be extremely stressful and challenging.
For this reason, Vanessa is dedicated to developing great leaders, building collaborative teams and giving leaders the tools they need to be happy and productive. For almost two decades, Vanessa has been developing her "secret sauce". She knows that there is a science to developing leaders and has created a proven formula to develop results-oriented leaders who feel empowered and confident to do their job.
Whether keynote speaking, facilitating a group discussion or training, Vanessa Judelman's programs have achieved strategic and successful change outcomes with organizations such as Motorola, Torstar Digital, Campbell's Soup, the United Nations, Workopolis and Food Bank Canada. She is also a guest lecturer in the MBA program at Ted Rogers School of Management. Her fresh perspective on the world of work will challenge the misconceptions and myths often found in today's workplaces.
It's obvious that "old school" leadership is no longer working. A top down approach just doesn't fly any more. People want their leaders to be authentic. People want their leaders to care about them. People want their leaders to help them to learn and grow. The bottom line is that people just want to be happy at work. Yes, it is that simple!
Vanessa Judelman will teach your audience how to become an effective leader, find the time to give feedback, coach their team and connect with them in a meaningful way. She will create a strategy to improve your team culture from unproductive to disengaged to productive and high-performing.
As a co-active, certified coach, Vanessa Judelman motivates teams and individuals to exceed their goals and her consulting experience and practice and regularly helps companies and organizations in Talent Management, Performance Management, Intergenerational Workforce, Succession Planning, and Learning and Development and Leadership. Judelman is noted as an expert in her industry and has been featured in the Globe and Mail and National Post.
The workplace is changing at an astonishing pace which requires a new kind of leader. Old business models are crumbling, and new ways of working are emerging. In this keynote, participants will learn the five key traits successful leaders are applying in the new world of work.
What is this new world of work?
How is it impacting leaders?
How is the next generation is transforming the world of work? In this this presentation, Vanessa Judelman explores these issues and debunks common myths about the generations at work. Participants will watch Vanessa's short film called Beyond the Digital Divide and then she will highlight and expand on the key points and tailor the message for your audience.
Are digital natives (millennials) lazy and entitled?
How are their perspectives impacting the world of work?
What can be done to bridge the growing gap between digital natives and digital immigrants (those not born into the digital era) at work?
If you are like most leaders out there, you are likely facing constant change, a heavy workload, high expectations to deliver results and the expectation to coach and develop your team. Mastering Leadership: What it Takes to Lead in Today's Fast Paced World will provide you with the strategies you need to become an extraordinary leader, even under these conditions. This book is practical. You'll hear countless stories of every day leaders who have applied her approach to achieve excellent results. Plus you'll be able to assess your current leadership effectiveness as the book includes three assessments and an action plan. Vanessa Judelman also shares the wisdom of twelve executives who speak frankly about the challenging, yet fulfilling journey of mastering leadership.
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It is clear, Vanessa, that you are passionate about helping organizations maximize the potential of their employees. What impressed me the most is your commitment to research-based recommendations and solutions and integrating diverse points of view in your keynotes. You have to know your employees before you can motivate them. You really get this.
At our 23rd annual TLOMA Educational Conference this year I had the great pleasure of introducing Vanessa Judelman as one of our guest speakers. Her seminar, entitled "What is the New World of Work?", gave the delegates who attended plenty of food for thought about how our work environment has continued to change and evolve over the years, and why, and what motivates us to perform well and inspire others around us to perform well also. Based on the quality of her presentation and its content, I would highly recommend Vanessa as a motivational speaker and life coach.


conventions to elect their torch bearers.
Out of the five political parties represented in Parliament, three–Alliance for Democracy (Aford), Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF)–have indicated they are doing something about the big meet.
The country is expected to go for the second tripartite elections in May next year in what is expected to be a two-man battle between President Peter Mutharika, the DPP leader, and MCP president Lazarus Chakwera , who is also leader of opposition in Parliament.
national convention but would be meeting to discuss the issue.
process of instituting a committee for the same.
"We are still in the process of coming up with a committee which will manage the affairs. The team will come up with the date, venue, also fundraise for the national conference.
"Last time our budget was at K40 million but due to several factors including inflation that figure is likely to be adjusted upwards," he said.
As for Aford, the party's NEC already agreed to hold their national gathering in April. It became the first party to announce the date.
Chihana and the other headed by the secretary general Christopher Ritchie.
The Ritchie faction had been agitating to have the party's convention in December last year following the expiry of Chihana's mandate last September.
Aford, once popular in the country, has set a minimum budget of K15 million.
publicity secretary Francis Kasaila, whose phone went unanswered after several call attempts.
Kayuni said people must not read too much into them as they are not generally heavily contested.
He said in terms of the presidency of the parties, the current leadership will likely retain their positions.
However, Kayuni observed that perhaps major contests will be in other positions such as general secretaries and treasurers.
Chakwera as a torch bearer in 2019.
"In PP and UDF, too, as we speak they are in unofficial alliance with the DPP so most unlikely they will have a presidential candidate in 2019, so there is not much to expect from them," he noted.
For Aford, Kayuni doubted if the party's current internal wrangles would be resolved by the convention.


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La Rocca d'Olgisio è un complesso fortificato posto su una rupe scoscesa sullo spartiacque tra la val Tidone e la val Chiarone nel comune italiano di Pianello Val Tidone, in provincia di Piacenza.

Il castello, parte dell'Associazione dei Castelli del Ducato di Parma, Piacenza e Pontremoli, è situato su un ripido crinale a  di altezza che, in una zona appenninica caratterizzata da cime di altezza non particolarmente elevata, permette una vista panoramica sulla pianura Padana e le vallate circostanti.

Storia
La zona dove sorge la fortificazione fu abitata già durante le età del bronzo e del ferro, come testimoniato da alcuni ritrovamenti fatti all'interno delle grotte situate nei pressi della costruzione.

L'origine leggendaria del castello risalirebbe al VI secolo, intorno al 550, periodo in cui esso sarebbe stato costruito da un certo Giovannato Miles, probabilmente originario del genovesato, le cui figlie Liberata e Faustina, cresciute secondo la tradizione cristiana da parte del loro precettore Marcello, fuggirono dal castello, con l'aiuto dello stesso Marcello, rifugiandosi a Como, dove fondarono il monastero di Sant'Ambrogio, per evitare di adempiere ai desideri del padre che le avrebbe volute sposate per dare continuità al proprio casato. A Como le due religiose compirono alcuni atti miracolosi e riuscirono a riconquistare l'appoggio paterno il quale, dopo un'iniziale contrarietà, destinò parte dei suoi beni alla costruzione del monastero. Faustina e Liberata vennero canonizzate dopo la morte diventando Santa Faustina e Santa Liberata da Como.

Le prime notizie certe riguardo all'esistenza del Castrum Olzisij risalgono al 1037, secondo altre fonti 1073, quando Giovanni, canonico nella cattedrale di Piacenza, ne cedette la proprietà ai monaci di San Savino di Piacenza. Nel 1296 il castello venne venduto a Uberto Campremoldo e Raimondo Petraia. Successivamente nacque un contrasto sulla proprietà dell'edificio tra il Petraia e Giacomo Volpe Landi; la disputa fu risolta infine a favore di Alberto Della Rocca, a cui il castello venne ceduto dal Campremoldo.

Nel 1325 fu Pietro Radati a cedere il maniero a Bartolomeo Fontana dietro il pagamento di una somma di  fiorini. Nel 1326 la rocca venne posta sotto assedio da parte delle truppe guidate da alcuni nobili in rotta da Piacenza, tra cui spiccavano Manfredo Landi, Francesco Volpe Landi e Corradino Malaspina; nonostante il supporto offerto da una coppia di soldati pontifici di stanza nella rocca, l'assedio non andò a buon fine: infatti alcuni ufficiali dell'esercito papale di stanza a Piacenza vennero informati e inviarono in soccorso della rocca un contingente composta da un migliaio di uomini al comando di Azzotto Del Balzo che costrinsero alla fuga gli assalitori; due di questi Calcagno e Rodolfo furono invece arrestati e portati a Piacenza dove vennero torturati e condannati a morte venendo poi sepolti vivi.

Nel 1352 la rocca d'Olgisio entrò a far parte delle proprietà di Bernabò Visconti. Rimasto tra i beni della famiglia Visconti, il castello, così come il feudo in cui era inserito, venne concesso da parte di Gian Galeazzo Visconti a Jacopo Dal Verme, capitano dell'esercito visconteo, nel 1378. Nel 1408 Filippo Arcelli riuscì a prendere possesso del castello, che, però, venne, successivamente riconcesso alla famiglia Dal Verme da parte di Filippo Maria Visconti.

I Dal Verme, conti di Bobbio, Voghera e Val Tidone, mantennero la proprietà della rocca ininterrottamente fino al 1485 quando il conte Pietro Dal Verme, il quale nel 1478 era riuscito a salvarsi dall'incendio che aveva colpito il maniero danneggiandolo gravemente, morì avvelenato, probabilmente su ordine del duca di Milano Ludovico il Moro, il quale concesse il feudo e il castello al proprio genero, Galeazzo Sanseverino. All'inizio del XVI secolo il re di Francia Luigi XII concesse il castello a Bernardino da Corte come ringraziamento per avergli consegnato il castello Sforzesco di Milano. La signoria di Bernardino, tuttavia, fu brevissima a causa della sua successiva morte per avvelenamento. Ritornato in possesso dei Dal Verme, il castello fu assediato dai francesi che avevano occupato l'intero territorio del Ducato di Milano e ai quali i Dal Verme si erano rifiutati di riconoscere la sovranità sul territorio. L'assedio, guidato da Galeazzo Sanseverino e, poi, dal fratello Giulio, si protrasse per più di un anno terminando con la conquista del forte da parte dei francesi grazie al tradimento di alcuni ufficiali di guardia.

Con la fine dell'occupazione francese, la famiglia Dal Verme rientrò nella rocca nel 1521, anno in cui il conte Federico Dal Verme la ricomprò per una somma di  ducati da un certo Martinengo, che gestiva il complesso in assenza dei Sanseverino. La famiglia Dal Verme mantenne la disponibilità della rocca fino all'estinzione del ramo famigliare, avvenuta verso la metà del XIX secolo, in seguito alla quale l'edificio passò a Giulio Zileri che aveva sposato l'ultima erede della casata, Lucrezia Dal Verme. Successivamente, il castello attraversò diversi passaggi di proprietà durante i quali l'arredamento interno andò completamente perso. Secondo altre fonti, invece, l'edificio venne acquistato durante il Settecento dal tenente Cassio, membro del corpo di guardia parmense, i cui eredi vendettero negli anni successivi tutto il mobilio prima che il conte Camillio Zilieri riuscisse ad acquistare l'edificio, ormai spoglio, ad un'asta.

Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, nell'ambito della resistenza partigiana, fu sede di un comando della II divisione partigiana di Piacenza; per questo motivo la rocca venne attaccata in due occasioni da parte delle truppe tedesche: nella prima i partigiani guidati da Giovanni Lazzetti, detto il Ballonaio, furono in grado di respingere l'assalto, mentre nella seconda le truppe tedesche riuscirono a occupare il castello, causando ingenti danni, tra cui il crollo di alcune parti in muratura.

Dopo diversi trasferimenti di proprietà, nel 1979 la rocca venne acquistata dalla famiglia Bengalli, che negli anni successivi ha provveduto a effettuare diversi lavori di ristrutturazione e ripristino dell'edificio.

Struttura

La rocca è edificata su uno sperone di roccia e presenta una struttura caratterizzata da una pianta di forma irregolare a cui si accede tramite l'ingresso, posto sul lato nord dell'edificio e raggiungibile mediante una strada dominata dalla presenza di blocchi di granito. La costruzione è delimitata da un totale di sei ordini di cinte murarie, di cui tre posti a guardia del versante meridionale, caratterizzato dalla presenza di un declivio meno ripido e, quindi, più agevole da scalare. All'interno di ognuna delle tre cinte sono presenti diverse costruzioni, nonché varie cortine.

Al di sopra dell'entrata del terzo ordine murario, la quale permette di accedere direttamente al cortile interno, si trova un arco bugnato decorato con un dipinto che rappresenta l'immagine di un Santo. L'ingresso, che riporta scritto sullo stipite interno il motto latino Arx impavida, traducibile in italiano come fortezza impavida oppure fortezza che nulla teme, era originariamente dotto di ponte levatoio, di cui restano solo gli incastri, e di un'inferriata a saracinesca, andata perduta.

Nel cortile si trova un pozzo, profondo circa , decorato con rappresentazioni scolpite di episodi mitici e leggendari; secondo la leggenda a circa metà del condotto si aprirebbe un passaggio utilizzabile per fuggire dal castello in caso di pericoli e assedi. Dal lato opposto del cortile, sul fronte occidentale, sono presenti diversi corpi di fabbrica, tra cui spicca l'oratorio dedicato a Santa Faustina e Santa Liberata e il mastio, caratterizzato da una pianta di forma rettangolare su cui si innesta la torre della campana, la quale, originariamente più alta, venne fatta notevolmente abbassare nei primi anni del XIX secolo in modo che non potesse venire utilizzata come segnale per indire raduni antinapoleonici. Diversi elementi decorativi, come la balaustra sorretta da 13 mascheroni, alcuni affreschi e lo scalone, risalgono agli ultimi anni del XVI secolo quando furono eseguito lavori di ingentilimento per volontà del cardinale Jacopo Dal Verme III.

All'esterno del complesso, poco oltre la cinta muraria più esterna, sono presenti alcune grotte naturali all'interno delle quali sono stati trovate tracce di insediamenti preistorici. Una delle grotte, il cui accesso è possibile tramite una scalinata affiancata, sui due lati, da sedili litici la cui conformazione fa pensare ad una realizzazione umana, è legata alla presenza delle sante Faustina e Liberata che, secondo la leggenda, vi si recavano a pregare: la grotta presenta al proprio interno alcuni gradini e una formazione in materiale pietroso dotata ai propri piedi di un incavo che poteva verosimilmente fungere da altare sacrificale, mentre su di una parete è presente la scritta ADE in caratteri stilizzati.

Un'altra grotta, detta del cipresso, oppure della goccia, presenta una vasca scavata nella roccia in cui si deposita l'acqua che penetra all'interno della grotta dalle fessure nella pietra; secondo la leggenda la grotta veniva utilizzata per condannare a morte delle persone che, opportunamente legate subita il lentissimo sfondamento del cranio da parte delle goccioline d'acqua che vi cadevano addosso regolarmente, la veridicità di questa leggenda sembra essere confutata dalla totale assenza di tracce di catene per impedire la fuga dei condannati. La grotta nera presenta, oltre a diverse tracce preistoriche, una volta annerita, da cui prende il nome, probabilmente a causa del fumo generato dall'accensione di focolari. Infine, la grotta dei coscritti venne utilizzata come rifugio dai ragazzi che fuggivano alla leva obbligatoria durante il regno d'Italia napoleonico.

Ambiente

L'area nei pressi della rocca fa parte del sito SIC ZSC delle rupi di Rocca d'Olgisio, una zona che presenta caratteristiche naturalistiche diverse da ogni altro luogo a livello provinciale, infatti il terreno arenaceo particolarmente atto all'erosione e l'esposizione verso meridione rendono la zona piuttosto arida favorendo la presenza di specie termofile. Tra le specie più particolari si distinguono il fico d'India nano, lo zafferanastro giallo, oltre a specie tipicamente mediterranee come la ballerina e il corbezzolo, oltre a essenze diffuse sull'alto Appennino come l'aquilegia scura, l'Armeria arenaria e la Saxifraga paniculata.

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Bibliografia

Voci correlate
Associazione dei Castelli del Ducato di Parma, Piacenza e Pontremoli
Castelli della provincia di Piacenza
Pianello Val Tidone
Val Tidone

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Olgisio
Pianello Val Tidone
Dal Verme

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Juan Pablo Villegas Cardona (born 15 October 1987 in Pácora, Caldas) is a Colombian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in 2011 and from 2013 to 2018, for  and . He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .

Major results
2012
 Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stages 6 & 9
2014
 1st  Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
1st Stages 1, 4 & 5 (ITT)
2017
 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia

References

External links

1987 births
Living people
Colombian male cyclists
Vuelta a Colombia stage winners
People from Caldas Department


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package com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.services;

import static org.fest.assertions.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.AtlasExchangeSpecification;
import com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.AtlasTestExchangeSpecification;
import com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.dtos.AtlasAccountInfo;
import com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.dtos.AtlasCurrencyPair;
import com.xeiam.xchange.atlasats.dtos.AtlasOptionContract;

public class AtlasPollingAccountServiceRawTest {

  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AtlasPollingAccountServiceRawTest.class);

  private AtlasPollingAccountServiceRaw accountServiceRaw;
  private AtlasTestExchangeSpecification exchangeSpecification;

  @Before
  public void setUp() throws Exception {

    exchangeSpecification = new AtlasTestExchangeSpecification();
    exchangeSpecification.setSslUri(AtlasExchangeSpecification.TEST_SSL_URL);
    accountServiceRaw = new AtlasPollingAccountServiceRaw(exchangeSpecification);
  }

  @After
  public void tearDown() throws Exception {

    accountServiceRaw = null;
    exchangeSpecification = null;
  }

  @Test
  public void testGetAccountInfo() {

    AtlasAccountInfo accountInfo = accountServiceRaw.getAccountInfo();
    assertThat(accountInfo).isNotNull();
    assertThat(accountInfo.getExposure().equals(BigDecimal.ZERO));
    LOGGER.info("Account Info: " + accountInfo);
  }

  @Test
  public void testGetExchangeSymbols() throws Exception {

    List<AtlasCurrencyPair> exchangeSymbols = accountServiceRaw.getExchangeSymbols();
    assertNotNull(exchangeSymbols);
    assertThat(exchangeSymbols).isNotEmpty();
    LOGGER.info("Exchange Symbols: " + exchangeSymbols);
  }

  @Test
  public void testGetOptionContracts() throws Exception {

    List<AtlasOptionContract> optionContracts = accountServiceRaw.getOptionContracts();
    assertThat(optionContracts).isNotNull();
    assertThat(optionContracts).isNotEmpty();
    LOGGER.info("Option Contracts: " + optionContracts);
  }

}